Fashion model and visual artist Humera Asghar Ali is going to hold her first solo art exhibition in December.
“I had been planning for long to hold a solo exhibition of my works, but owing to my busy schedule of fashion shows both in and out of the country, I could not plan one.”
She said she now had a sufficient collection of artworks to display in a show that she will organise in Lahore.
Humera is a model and graphic designer with a Masters in Fine Arts from the Punjab University.
“Basically a visual artist, I am not restricted to visual art and fashion, but I’m also acting in TV and stage plays extensively.”
Besides her TV dramas, Humera has also done a lot of theatre with Natak Theatre as well as Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop. She hopes her solo art exhibition will receive a positive response.
An exhibition of hand woven textiles, titled ‘Compendium’, by Hassan Babar will open at Shakir Ali Museum on Nov 7. It is being organised by the Pakistan National Council of Arts.
“The hand woven textile exhibition will be a treat to visit and watch because it involves ages-old traditional work,” said Amna Haroon, programme organiser and designer at Shakir Ali Museum.
Babar, while shedding light on his exhibition, told Dawn that weaving was an indigenous art form of Sargodha region and he, being a resident of the area, was inspired by it. “For me the art of weaving has become a doorway to the cultural and ecological knowledge of the place where I have lived all these years of my life,” he said.
Babar further said that through his artwork, he was exploring the symbolism and imagery associated with pure geometric and non-objective forms, inspired by nature and its influences on folk culture in the past and present.
“I combine a variety of materials to push the boundaries of weaving towards the contemporary art scenario and try to introduce a new language of visual arts with all its meanings and philosophies.”
Dr Sumaira Jawad, assistant professor from the College of Art and Design, University of Punjab, about the artist’s work said it was an innovative contribution to the immortal language of weaving.
Noted guitarist Sajjad Tafu held a musical evening, titled ‘Feel the Music’, at Alhamra Art Centre, The Mall on Friday. The evening was organised by Hearing Impaired and Deaf Society for Special Children in collaboration with Lahore Arts Council. Special children from the centre’s Johar Town branch danced brilliantly to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s classic ‘Afreen Afreen’ with directions from their teacher.
Veteran film and TV artist Masood Akhtar was chief guest on the occasion who hailed the efforts of the Punjab government and Tafu for a noble cause.
Tafu along with his students from Alhamra Art Academy launched a new song for special children, titled ‘Kisi Ka Ban Ja Tu Sahara’, the video of which will be shot later and released on different channels.
Naveen Roma from Lahore Arts Council who conducted the evening said the council was always willing to help special people and children and encourage them for cultural activities.
The 8th International Thaap Conference 2017 will be held from Nov 10 to 12 with the theme ‘The City: An Evolving Organism’.
The conference is being organised in collaboration with Government College University (GCU) Lahore with the support of Higher Education Commission.
An exhibition of photographs will be held in conjunction with the conference on Nov 11 at the GCU.
Published in Dawn, November 6th, 2017
